Obama urges UK to stay in European Union

Report of a wide-ranging BBC interview with Barack Obama, President of the United States, July 2015. He said that the United Kingdom must stay in the European Union to continue to have influence on the world stage. He also congratulated the UK government for meeting the Nato target of spending 2% of the country's national income (GDP) on defence.

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The Parliament Magazine, 09.03.15: PM+: Brexit is best for UK and US https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/blog/pm-brexit-best-uk-and-us

The Guardian, 24.07.15: Obama calls for Britain to stay in EU 'to make world more prosperous' http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/23/barack-obama-britain-remain-eu-world-more-prosperous

EurActiv, 24.07.15: Obama urges UK to stay in EU http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/obama-urges-uk-stay-eu-316568

EUObserver, 24.07.15: Obama tells 'best partner' UK to stay in EU https://euobserver.com/foreign/129759

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Politico [Opinion], 31.07.15: Dear Barack Obama, leave Britain alone! http://www.politico.eu/article/barack-obama-leave-britain-alone-us-uk-cameron-brexit-chirac/

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